Bronx, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$305.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bronx, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $531 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bronx with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bronx against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Bronx sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Bronx's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Bronx is 4.602 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 156 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 290 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Bronx, NY report the most violent crime, about 1,623 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 264 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bronx, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bronx is projected at $305,328,992 for 2025, about $199 per resident and $531 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bronx Compared to Other Cities?

Bronx, NY:	$199
Lyncourt, NY:	$421
Rexford, NY:	$66
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $199 per resident each year in Bronx, which is $59 less than the national average and the same as New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bronx:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $421 per person, which is $222 more than in Bronx.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $66 per person, which is $134 less than in Bronx

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bronx, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bronx	Cost per Bronx Resident
Murder	$85.1 million	$56
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27.0 million	$18
Robbery	$53.6 million	$35
Assault	$139.6 million	$91
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$305,328,992	$199

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bronx, NY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bronx totals $761,244,062 ($497 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,066,573,055 ($696 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bronx, NY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bronx Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bronx residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.170
Robbery	1.112
Rape	0.2908
Murder	0.0295
Total Violent Crime	4.602 (D)

Individual Bronx Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Bronx is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bronx.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Englewood Cliffs, NJ	F	D+	F
Fort Lee, NJ	C-	B-	D+
Pelham Manor, NY	D-	C-	F
Mount Vernon, NY	D+	D-	D
Edgewater, NJ	D+	C	D
Leonia, NJ	C	B	C-
Cliffside Park, NJ	C-	C+	C-
Englewood, NJ	C	C+	D
Palisades Park, NJ	C	B	C-
Pelham, NY	C-	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bronx is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Slidell, LA	C+	C-	C-
Smyrna, GA	D	F	F
Spokane, WA	D-	C-	C-
Shreveport, LA	D-	F	F
Silver Spring, MD	C-	C-	C-
Roswell, GA	C	C+	C+
Scranton, PA	C-	C-	C-
San Jose, CA	C+	C-	C-
Schenectady, NY	B-	C-	C-
Savannah, GA	D-	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bronx is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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